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Review Of New Publications
In the ninth chapter we are introduced to Gholaum ¦ Caudir Khan , an Indian chief , who , on assuming the government of his district , gave early proofs of his disposition , by acts of violence , ci uelty and oppression ; expelling and degrading the aged Afzul Khan , his own uncle , an amiable and respected nobleman , and openly revolting against his Sovereign . Had Shah Allium exerted but a little energy and resolution , occasions were not wanting when he miht have crushed the rebel , and prevented his oivn disgrace ; butb
g , y some unaccountable infatuation , he acquiesced in the terms offered by the insolent traitor , and after a series of mortifications , ( which remind us of J . ouis the Sixteenth ) fell into the power of the faithless Gholaum Caudir , who had not observed one ofthe terms proposed by himself , but on the first opportunity disarmed the King ' s guards , and put his officers into close confinement .
' The ink , ' said the unhappy monarch , ' with which the solemn treaty was written , is scarce yet dry when be breaks his faith . ' ' The remonstrance proved of no avail , for the rebel having confined every person who mi ght be able to assist the King , proceeded to the perpetration of additional indignities . Entering armed into the .. audience chamber , he insolently demanded assignments for the payment ofhis troops , who were then clamorous for their arrears . The King in vain pleaded his total inability to afford any relief
, but told the rebel to seize upon whatever he thought proper within the precinfts of the palace . After much altercation , and a disgraceful scene , the unfortunate Shah Allium was permitted to return to his Haram , toruminate on his miserable and degraded state . ' The next morning , having again entered the palace , ¦ ' The traitor then approached the throne , and took up the shield and
scymetar , which , as emblems of royalty , were placed on a cushion before the King—these he consigned to the hands of an attendant , and turning towards Shah Aulum , sternly commanded him to descend . " Better , " said the aged Monarch , " far better will it be for Gholaum Caudir to plunge his dagger in my ^ bosom than load me with such indignity . " The Rohilla , frownino-, put his hand to his sword , but the Nazir , " at the instant stepping up , prevented him from drawing it . ' The rebels having plundered the princesses of their jewels , and stripped the palace of all valuable effects ,
/ The royal family were by this means reduced to great distress ; the cries within the Haram became much louder , ancl their sufferings more acute ; and with sorrow we relate , that to so hi gh a pitch was it carried , that some ofthe inferior order of females aftually perished for . want , or urged by the bitterness of despair , raised their hands against their own lives : insensible to the general distress , and unsatiated with plunder , Gholaum Caudir Khan , finding he had nothing more to expeft from ' the new King , proceeded to the last aft of
wanton cruelty . He sent for the dethroned King , and all the Princes of the royal family , to the audience chamber ; on their arrival , he sternlv commanded Shah-Aulum to discover his concealed treasures ; in vain did the King plead his degraded state , and the consequent inability to conceal even « ie smallest article . Inflamed by a continual deba'ach , which had thrown Wm into a paroxyism of rage , the tyrant threatened his Sovereign with instant loss of siht— "What ! " exclaimed the suffering Prince the
g .. ( we quote literal expression of a native author ) " What ! will you destroy those eyes which for a period of sixty years have been assiduousl y employed in perusmo' « e sacred Koran ! " Regardless ofthe pathetic appeal , the Rohilla , with characteristic inhumanity , commanded his attendants to seize the King . £ WT . g thrown him on the floor , the ferocious ruffian , implanting himself on *« bosom , transfixed with a poignard the eves of his vena able Sovereign !
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Review Of New Publications
In the ninth chapter we are introduced to Gholaum ¦ Caudir Khan , an Indian chief , who , on assuming the government of his district , gave early proofs of his disposition , by acts of violence , ci uelty and oppression ; expelling and degrading the aged Afzul Khan , his own uncle , an amiable and respected nobleman , and openly revolting against his Sovereign . Had Shah Allium exerted but a little energy and resolution , occasions were not wanting when he miht have crushed the rebel , and prevented his oivn disgrace ; butb
g , y some unaccountable infatuation , he acquiesced in the terms offered by the insolent traitor , and after a series of mortifications , ( which remind us of J . ouis the Sixteenth ) fell into the power of the faithless Gholaum Caudir , who had not observed one ofthe terms proposed by himself , but on the first opportunity disarmed the King ' s guards , and put his officers into close confinement .
' The ink , ' said the unhappy monarch , ' with which the solemn treaty was written , is scarce yet dry when be breaks his faith . ' ' The remonstrance proved of no avail , for the rebel having confined every person who mi ght be able to assist the King , proceeded to the perpetration of additional indignities . Entering armed into the .. audience chamber , he insolently demanded assignments for the payment ofhis troops , who were then clamorous for their arrears . The King in vain pleaded his total inability to afford any relief
, but told the rebel to seize upon whatever he thought proper within the precinfts of the palace . After much altercation , and a disgraceful scene , the unfortunate Shah Allium was permitted to return to his Haram , toruminate on his miserable and degraded state . ' The next morning , having again entered the palace , ¦ ' The traitor then approached the throne , and took up the shield and
scymetar , which , as emblems of royalty , were placed on a cushion before the King—these he consigned to the hands of an attendant , and turning towards Shah Aulum , sternly commanded him to descend . " Better , " said the aged Monarch , " far better will it be for Gholaum Caudir to plunge his dagger in my ^ bosom than load me with such indignity . " The Rohilla , frownino-, put his hand to his sword , but the Nazir , " at the instant stepping up , prevented him from drawing it . ' The rebels having plundered the princesses of their jewels , and stripped the palace of all valuable effects ,
/ The royal family were by this means reduced to great distress ; the cries within the Haram became much louder , ancl their sufferings more acute ; and with sorrow we relate , that to so hi gh a pitch was it carried , that some ofthe inferior order of females aftually perished for . want , or urged by the bitterness of despair , raised their hands against their own lives : insensible to the general distress , and unsatiated with plunder , Gholaum Caudir Khan , finding he had nothing more to expeft from ' the new King , proceeded to the last aft of
wanton cruelty . He sent for the dethroned King , and all the Princes of the royal family , to the audience chamber ; on their arrival , he sternlv commanded Shah-Aulum to discover his concealed treasures ; in vain did the King plead his degraded state , and the consequent inability to conceal even « ie smallest article . Inflamed by a continual deba'ach , which had thrown Wm into a paroxyism of rage , the tyrant threatened his Sovereign with instant loss of siht— "What ! " exclaimed the suffering Prince the
g .. ( we quote literal expression of a native author ) " What ! will you destroy those eyes which for a period of sixty years have been assiduousl y employed in perusmo' « e sacred Koran ! " Regardless ofthe pathetic appeal , the Rohilla , with characteristic inhumanity , commanded his attendants to seize the King . £ WT . g thrown him on the floor , the ferocious ruffian , implanting himself on *« bosom , transfixed with a poignard the eves of his vena able Sovereign !